League Play-Off

Ismail Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toni Dimitrov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Filip Oronov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rostislav Lishev in the 4th minute of the match. Rostislav Lishev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petko Atzkov hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Gancho Karatotev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Toni Dimitrov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Filip Oronov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rostislav Lishev charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rostislav Lishev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, AC Atletic Club's Rostislav Lishev got a free kick in the 26th minute. Nacho Batanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rostislav Lishev struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Filip Oronov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Atletic Club. When AC Atletic Club's Toni Dimitrov in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Ismail's goalie prevented a goal. AC Atletic Club's Rostislav Lishev got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Rostislav Lishev came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the AC Atletic Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rostislav Lishev couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Dimitrov in the 48th minute of play forced FC Ismail's goalkeeper Filip Oronov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 60th match minute, AC Atletic Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sava Dudevski to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in AC Atletic Club's zone, Gancho Karatotev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dragan Vlahovski came out of the goal and Gancho Karatotev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dragan Vlahovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Batanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the game, Bozhin Govedarski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Ismail's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Atletic Club the free kick. A collision led to FC Ismail getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Bozhin Govedarski hit a great ball. Apostol Kotarov's late challenge caught a FC Ismail's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Apostol Kotarov helped the player get up and apologised. Apostol Kotarov hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Rostislav Lishev did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Filip Oronov 72 minutes into the match. When Toni Dimitrov came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the AC Atletic Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Toni Dimitrov couldn't finish the play. Dragan Vlahovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gancho Karatotev in the 78th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nacho Batanov in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dragan Vlahovski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petko Atzkov during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 83 played minutes AC Atletic Club got a freekick which was hit by Petko Atzkov. 85 minutes into the game, FC Ismail's Nacho Batanov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dragan Vlahovski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a rather tough play, FC Ismail's Filcho Stumbov got a free kick in the 88th minute. After having played for 90 minutes, Gancho Karatotev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ismail's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gancho Karatotev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Petko Atzkov got his second yellow card in the match during the 92nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 93rd match minute, AC Atletic Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petko Atzkov to maneuver through the defense. Dragan Vlahovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gancho Karatotev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the AC Atletic Club players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Ismail.